---
name: "Sokenzan Spellblade"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Ogre Samurai Shaman"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "115"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "26e47cc5-9dc7-4d54-80a6-1eb77587df36"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sokenzan-spellblade-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sokenzan Spellblade
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Ogre Samurai Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{1}{R}: This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sokenzan Renegade](/printing/sokenzan-renegade-sok.md) — Creature — Ogre Samurai Mercenary
2. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Ronin Cavekeeper](/printing/ronin-cavekeeper-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #115
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`